REMAINERS are plotting to keep Britain in the European Union by claiming a last-ditch veto power - a move which would completely thwart the will of the British people.

MPs are demanding a vote on the UK leaving the EU if the government loses its upcoming Supreme Court appeal, a demand which has infuriated critics.

Remainers are desperately attempting to block the divorce by any means possible - even if it means ignoring the 17.5 million people who voted Leave last summer.

MP Hillary Benn, who leads the government’s select committee on Brexit, said this week: “Whatever deal is concluded, Parliament must be given a vote on it and the Government should make this clear now."

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The committee, which is dominated by Remainers, are also urging Prime Minister Theresa May to push only for a soft Brexit, with membership to the single market preserved.

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Remainers are planning a last-ditch plot to keep the UK in the EU

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Hillary Benn said parliament "must be given a vote" on Brexit

These demands have not gone down well with Leave campaigners - especially with the Supreme Court expected to give their verdict on whether Parliament needs to approve Brexit talks. in a matter of days.

MP Karl McCartney, one of the few pro-Brexit members, accused the committee of betraying the British people.

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He said: “These MPs, I fear, are seeking to thwart the democratic will of the 17.5 million people who voted to leave the EU.”

The MP for Lincoln added the demands would merely “prolong the uncertainty for businesses and everyone else”.

MP Peter Lilley, another pro-Brexit member of the committee, said the majority of the group were “Remainers in recovery”.

He said: “They are still reluctant to face up to things”.

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Remainers are desperately attempting to block the will of 17.5 million voters

Even some Remainers said the plot was a bad idea and would only lead to a backlash.

One Tory MP, speaking anonymously to the Telegraph, said: “I buy into the principle that if the Government concludes the negotiation, I don’t see why the British Parliament shouldn’t get the chance to ratify it.

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Leave won a decisive 52 per cent victory last June

“I think the authority of the Government and the nation is enhanced if that happens.

“But I think at this stage trying to use Article 50 to pin the Government down on that would be misinterpreted. I don’t think that sort of thing would be helpful at the moment.”